Andrews County Veterans Memorial

The Andrews County Veteran Memorial is a memorial in Andrews, Texas which was created in 2006 as a tribute to those Andrews County residents who have served in the United States' armed forces [Andrews County Veterans Memorial http://www.andrewscountyveteransmemorial.com/index.htm Accessed 1-13-2008] . As you enter the Andrews County Veterans Memorial, you see fifteen beautifully engraved granite tablets. Each tablet is three feet wide and six feet tall, and weighs 2000 pounds. The tablets were built and installed by Sadler & Son Monument Works of Hobbs, New Mexico. The names of 2600 veterans from Andrews County are engraved on the tablets. The memorial incorporates works of art by Ray Simon of Youngstown, Ohio, and was completed at a cost of $150,000 which was raised via donation [Campbell, R. (2006, Novemeber 09). mywesttexas.com. Retrieved January 13, 2008, from http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17443235&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475626&rfi=6] .

Soldiers from every major conflict in which America has participated, are honored including those from the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War and the Iraq War [Andrews County Veterans Memorial http://www.andrewscountyveteransmemorial.com/index.htm Accessed 1-13-2008] . . There are three fallen Andrews County Soldiers honored at the memorial; Kenneth L. Boykin [http://veteransmemorial.us/bios/heroes.php?name=BOYKIN,KENNETHLEE] , Ronald D. Horn [http://veteransmemorial.us/bios/heroes.php?name=HORN,RONALDDAVID] , and Ray M. Bevel [http://www.militarycity.com/valor/2711252.html] .

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